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Micronesia

Oceania

A subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific comprising roughly 2,000 small islands across four main archipelagos, the Caroline, Gilbert, Mariana and Marshall Islands, along with Nauru and Wake Island. Political control is split among five sovereign states, the Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Palau, and territories including Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Alongside Melanesia and Polynesia it completes the classical three-way division of Pacific Oceania, distinguished from the other two by a wide oceanic spread over a comparatively small total land area. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Maritime Grouping 1
Region Type
Maritime Grouping 1
Area (sq km)
2700 1
Population
534,606 1
2021 figure.
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Associated With

Federated States of Micronesia, Countries
Source Federated States of Micronesia (Wikipedia)
Federated States of Micronesia, Countries
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Kiribati, Countries

Spans the Micronesia sub-region (the Gilbert Islands and Banaba).

Source Kiribati (Wikipedia)
Kiribati, Countries
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Marshall Islands, Countries
Source Marshall Islands (Wikipedia)
Marshall Islands, Countries
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Nauru, Countries
Source Nauru (Wikipedia)
Nauru, Countries
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Oceania, Regions
Source Micronesia (Wikipedia)
Palau, Countries
Source Palau (Wikipedia)
Palau, Countries
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
Sources
1. Micronesia (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Geography section
    Micronesia is a region in Oceania that includes approximately 2100 islands, with a total land area of 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi), the largest of which is Guam, which covers 582 km2 (225 sq mi).
  • Infobox
    Kiribati (partially), Nauru, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau
  • Introduction
    It includes four main archipelagos-the Caroline Islands, the Gilbert Islands, the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands, as well as numerous islands that are not part of any archipelago.
  • Introduction (2)
    Micronesia (UK: , US: ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
  • On Continent: Australia
  • Associated With: Oceania
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United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics Division
  • Associated With: Kiribati, Oceania subregions, Micronesia list
    Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Naoero, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Associated With: Marshall Islands, Oceania subregions, Micronesia list
    Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Naoero, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Associated With: Federated States of Micronesia, Oceania subregions, Micronesia list
    Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Naoero, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Associated With: Nauru, Oceania subregions, Micronesia list
    Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Naoero, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, United States Minor Outlying Islands
  • Associated With: Palau, Oceania subregions, Micronesia list
    Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Naoero, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, United States Minor Outlying Islands
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